UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report reveals a few bright spots for women and...
Counting each year’s 200 top-grossing films, the number of women directors nearly doubled from 2016 to 2017, according to the newest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, published today by the UCLA...
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Indonesia’s devastating 2018 earthquake was a rare ‘supershear,’ according to...
In supershear quakes, the rupture moves faster than the shear waves, which produces more energy in a shorter time making superhsears unusually destructive. The devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake that...
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Political science professor’s new bestseller illuminates America’s ‘Identity...
Lynn Vavreck For almost a decade, UCLA political science professor Lynn Vavreck has been telling us the message matters when it comes to American politics, specifically presidential campaigns. “Every...
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U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu says government can help make society more just for all
U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu speaks with UCLA professor Abel Valenzuela during an audience Q&A following the Winston C. Doby lecture. U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu came from Taiwan to the United States with his family...
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Three UCLA professors awarded 2019 Sloan Research Fellowships
Three young UCLA professors have been named recipients of 2019 Sloan Research Fellowships. The fellowships, which were announced today, were awarded to 126 scientists and scholars from 57 colleges and...
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41 UCLA scientists among world’s most influential scholars, based on citations
A UCLA chemistry lab. The Clarivate report identifies researchers whose publications have “been repeatedly judged by their peers to be of notable significance and utility.” The world’s most...
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UCLA biology professor uses superheroes to help students sift fact from fiction
Shane Campbell-Staton, shown in his UCLA office, says comic books offer a fantastical look at biological concepts. While Shane Campbell-Staton was working on his dissertation at Harvard in 2013, he...
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The parallels of female power in ancient Egypt and modern times
Kara Cooney, professor of Egyptian art and architecture at UCLA. Over the course of 3,000 years of Egypt’s history, six women ascended to become female kings of the fertile land and sit atop its...
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UCLA astronomer receives honorary degree from Oxford
By Lisa Garibay UCLA’s Andrea Ghez with her sons at Oxford University. Andrea Ghez, distinguished professor of physics and astronomy and director of UCLA’s Galactic Center Group, was awarded an...
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The stone faces and human problems on Easter Island
Jo Anne Van Tilburg, right, and Cristián Arévalo Pakarati. Photo credit: Easter Island Statue Project In 1981, archaeology graduate student Jo Anne Van Tilburg first set foot on the island of Rapa Nui,...
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Early graduation within reach for most bruins
Students on a study abroad program in Scotland. Photo Credit: Michael Le To her surprise, Qiyuan (Grace) Miao realized during her sophomore year that she could graduate a year early, allowing her to...
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UCLA is No. 1 public college in 2020 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher...
For the third consecutive year UCLA has been selected as the No. 1 public institution in the nation in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. In addition, of the more than...
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UCLA named No. 1 U.S. public institution by U.S. News & World Report for...
UCLA consistently performs well in a broad range of national and international rankings. UCLA once again tops the list of U.S. public universities in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges”...
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UCLA political scientists launch one of largest-ever public opinion surveys...
As the nation heads into another contentious presidential campaign, what will drive people’s choices? What sacrifices are Americans willing to make to see their preferred politicians take office and...
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L.A. could better target homeless prevention services with predictive analytics
Photo credit: California Policy Lab Each year, 2 million single adults receive housing, health, and emergency services from Los Angeles County. About 2% of them — around 76,000 people — will become...
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Changes make it easier than ever for Bruins to vote
Students, faculty, staff and even members of the public will be able to vote at the Ackerman Union beginning Feb. 22, and at the Hammer Museum beginning Feb. 29. When it comes to voting, there can be a...
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for the UCLA campus community
Coronavirus in lungs STATUS: No confirmed cases at UCLA at this time. Updated: March 4, 2020, 1:36 p.m. with new information about traveling abroad UCLA is closely monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19....
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Andrea Ghez wins 2020 Nobel Prize in physics
Andrea Ghez, UCLA’s Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Professor of Astrophysics, has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics. Photo Credit: Elena Zhukova Andrea Ghez, UCLA’s Lauren B....
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A legacy of confronting injustice
UCLA Professor Terence Keel’s groundbreaking interdisciplinary work uncovers deadly hidden bias Terence Keel delivering keynote lecture at Brown University Center for the Study of Slavery &...
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Black Americans’ COVID vaccine hesitancy stems more from today’s inequities...
UCLA study urges medical community to pursue changes that build better trust Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Holly Ober | October 27, 2022 Key takeaways: • Doctors and distrust. Black...
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